Harcourt, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Harcourt was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,309. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.377°N, 65.448°W.
Population
In 1891, Harcourt had a population of 1,309: 665 male and 644 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 233 |
| 1891 | 1,309 |
| 1901 | 1,104 |
| 1911 | 1,090 |
| 1921 | 1,115 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Harcourt & Huskisson, 1881 (72.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Harcourt shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,309 total population, 665 males, 644 females, 420 married persons, 231 families, 210 married females, 210 married males, 27 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 862 single persons under 18, 449 single males under 18, 413 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,101 persons who are not French Canadian, 208 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 212 occupied houses, 205 houses, 205 houses built of wood, 164 houses of 1 story, 62 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 47 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 2 stories, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,866 acres of land in farms, 14,940 pounds of homemade butter, 14,298 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,344 bushels of potatoes, 5,456 bushels of oats, 3,568 acres of improved land in farms, 1,915 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,861 acres of farmland under crops, 1,721 chickens, 1,677 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,313 bushels of buckwheat, 730 acres of hay crops, 709 tons of hay, 627 bushels of turnips, 510 sheep, 501 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 300 acres of oats, 297 bushels of spring wheat, 297 milk cows, 214 other cattle, 209 occupants of farms, 181 farm occupants who own their land, 160 sheep slaughtered or sold, 159 horses aged over 3 years, 147 acres of potatoes, 134 swine slaughtered or sold, 115 cattle killed or sold, 96 bushels of beans, 90 bushels of corn, 84 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 swine, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 bushels of peas, 45 geese, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 oxen, 30 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 28 acres of wheat, 28 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 bushels of barley, 20 ducks, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 turkeys, 2 acres of barley, 2 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365761
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harcourt_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Harcourt
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Harcourt, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/harcourt-nb015004-1891/.